SKIN
TYPES OF SKIN
By Antin. According to skin texture, our skin can be divided into various types. We have to know the type of our skin, so that its treatment can be done accordingly. There are five types of skin as follow:
1. Normal skin
2. Dry skin
3. Oily skin
4. Combination skin
5. Sensitive skin
Normal Skin
Normal skin has a fine even texture with a supple and smooth surface. This type of skin has a proper balance between oil and moisture contents and is therefore moist and neither greasy nor dry. Normal skin looks clear and does not develop spots and blemishes. The pores of the skin are fine and barely visible. It reflects good health and needs gentle treatment.
Dry skin
Dry skin has a tendency to flake easily and also prone to wrinkles and lines. Dry skin has a dry parched due to the inability to retain moisture as well as the insufficient production of sebum by the sebaceous glands. Aging process on dry skin usually faster than normal or oily skin. In cold weather dry skin often has problems. It is very important to give constant protection for dry skin. It needs a moisturizer during the day and a good cream at night.
Oily skin
Oily skin has over secretion of sebum that making the skin surface oily. The excess oil on the surface of the skin attracts dirt and dust from the environment. This condition makes oily skin has greater risk of developing black heads, white heads, spots, and pimples. This type of skin needs to be cleansed thoroughly to avoid skin problems due to over secretion of sebum.
Combination skin
Commonly our skin type is combination skin. It is a combination of both oily and dry skin with certain areas of the face oily and the rest dry. Usually people with combination skin have oily skin on forehead, nose and chin. This area is called T - Zone area. Cheek and the areas around the eyes and mouth have dry skin appearance. Combination skin should be treated accordingly - the dry areas as for dry skin and the T – Zone areas as for oily skin.
Sensitive skin
This type of skin has a fine texture and is very sensitive to changes in the climate. They show the disadvantage of bleaching, waxing, threading etc.
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